Best of Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

Best of Bechara Boutros al-Rahi

SYRIA-CONFLICT-LEBANON-RELIGION-MARONITE

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Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai (C) conducts a service at the Maronite Cathedral of Saint Anthony (Mar Antonios) in Bab Tuma, a predominantly Christian quarter of Damascus, on February 9, 2013. Rai's visit -- the first by a Maronite patriarch since Syrian and Lebanese independence in 1943 -- comes as the revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime nears the two-year mark. AFP PHOTO / STR

Maronite Patriarch Beshara Rai (C) conducts a service at the Maronite Cathedral of Saint Anthony (Mar Antonios) in Bab Tuma, a predominantly Christian quarter of Damascus, on February 9, 2013. Rai's visit -- the first by a Maronite patriarch since Syrian and Lebanese independence in 1943 -- comes as the revolt against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime nears the two-year mark. AFP PHOTO / STR